Obasan #Archivespets and ultimately to the internment

and ultimately to the internment years and beyond

But why shouldn’t she crack on with the next wall if she can enjoy a tea break at the same time

she expects to write about David's perspective as a scientist

「影」として日本に帰国しなければならなかった長田栄造。これは歴史の荒波に翻弄されながらも家族を思慕し一途に生きた一日本人の物語であり、第二次世界大戦中の日系カナダ人強制収容という不当な 歴史的事実を背景に、主人公の心理的葛藤を活写した小説である。

National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin’s sobering exploration of this monumental injustice shines as bright a light on current events as it does on the past

Obasan #Archivespets and ultimately to the internmentBy Joy Kogawa A powerful and passionate novel, Obasan tells, through the eyes of a child, the moving story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved five year old when Pearl Harbor changes her life. Separated from her mother, she watches bewildered as she and her family become enemy aliens, persecuted and despised in their own land. Surrounded by hardship and pain, Naomi is protected by the resolute endurance